Cipla to market Roche's Antibody Cocktail in IndiaCipla will distribute the product by leveraging its strong distribution strengths across the country, the companies said in a joint stateme...
24 May, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Will antibody cocktail of Roche reduce demand for Tocilizumab: Delhi High CourtThe query was posed to the government by Justice Prathiba M Singh after Roche India, which supplies Tocilizumab in India, told the court it...
14 May, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre to hold meeting with Roche to ensure immediate supply of TocilizumabJustice Prathiba M Singh said the officials of the ministry and the department shall hold a meeting with representatives of Roche India and...
07 May, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
Roche India gets emergency use approval for antibody cocktail used in COVID-19 treatmentRoche said that the production process for this drug is “very complex” and the company will do everything to ensure an equitable distributi...
06 May, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
Roche to boost Tocilizumab supply to meet rising demand in IndiaThe cost of the drug in India is upwards of ₹50,000 per vial. However, due to shortage the drug has been selling at exorbitant prices accor...
29 Apr, 2021, 08.16 AM IST
Gilead donates remdesivir vials to govt to make up for delays on part of its partnersUS drugmaker Gilead Sciences on Tuesday donated 450,000 vials of the Covid-19 drug remdesivir to India, even as the delayed supplies from i...
28 Apr, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Novartis agrees to make ingredients Roche's Actemra for COVID-19 patientsThe arrangement is the third transaction signed by Novartis following agreements with BioNTech and CureVac to make therapies for other firm...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
Roche links with Moderna to include antibody test in COVID-19 vaccine trialRoche said the test can provide quantitative evidence of the presence and levels of antibodies that develop in response to the vaccine cand...
09 Dec, 2020, 01.02 PM IST
Tocilizumab also found to be ineffective in coronavirus treatment, finds studyIndia’s clinical management protocol for Covid-19 advises the use of tocilizumab for treatment of patients who are in the severe stage of C...
23 Oct, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche rolling out high-volume rapid Covid-19 test by year-endThe new Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test is meant to be administered by healthcare professionals in a lab setting and allows the detection o...
13 Oct, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
ICMR reviewing use of tocilizumab for treatment of coronavirus pandemicTocilizumab is a rheumatoid arthritis drug manufactured by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche under the brand name Actemra. The medication ...
08 Sep, 2020, 07.23 AM IST
Trials and Hopes: Way ahead for Covid-19 treatmentThe leaders of big pharma came together for a joint press conference to give an update on the way ahead for Covid-19 treatment and vaccines...
05 Sep, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Tocilizumab fails to improve condition of severe Covid-19 patientsThe result of the COVACTA study dashes the hopes of experts who were looking to use the rheumatoid arthritis drug as treatment option for C...
29 Jul, 2020, 08.48 PM IST
Biocon to take on Roche Pharma with its psoriasis drug to treat moderate to severe Covid patientsThe company is marketing the drug as a replacement to Roche’s tocilizumab (originally approved for rheumatoid arthritis) that is currently ...
14 Jul, 2020, 12.03 PM IST
Swiss drugmaker Roche says demand for Covid-19 tests exceeds production"The demand exceeds our production," Christoph Franz was quoted as saying in Saturday's paper. The decision on where tests were shipped to ...
27 Jun, 2020, 10.27 PM IST
Dilemma for doctors as Roche’s experimental drug for Covid-19 is ‘life-saver’ but too costlyIn India, the drug sold under the brand name Actemra, is approved for the use in autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis and for si...
21 May, 2020, 07.32 PM IST
14 firms get license to evaluate COVID-19 tests kitsRoche Diagnostics India and other 13 Indian firms include CoSara Diagnostics from Ahmedabad and CPC Diagnostics from Chennai. All these com...
20 Mar, 2020, 06.48 PM IST